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An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $2,000 to the Mayor's Office (#121) for costs associated with the inauguration.

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay.

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(ID # 12653) Appropriation An Appropriation from Free Cash (01-324001) in the amount of $2,000 to the Mayor's Office (#121) for costs associated with the inauguration. Ought to Pass City Council City of Melrose Page 4 5/5/2025 6:27 PM

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▶ 2:54:39 Mark Garipay: Uh, will get recommended ID 1, 2, 6, 5 3 in appropriation from free cash. Zero one dash 3 2 4 0 0 1 in the amount of $2,000 to the mayor's office for the costs associated with inauguration.

▶ 2:54:55 Speaker 4: Yes. And I apologize, counselors. I did have a memo and I just synced it. Um, it's in the order now. It was very brief. Um, but this, the inauguration, which happens every two years, um, for council and city and school committee, and then every fourth year for mayor, um, was normally funded outta the community outreach line item in the mayor's office, um, at her direction. We've zeroed that out for fiscal year 26, knowing that we'll have to have an inauguration, or we would like to have an inauguration in January. Um, we're hoping to use free cash for that and then figure it out two years from then when we have the next inauguration.

▶ 2:55:33 Speaker 2: Let's, Uh, I take a motion to recommend. Second.

▶ 2:55:38 Speaker 5: Motion to recommend by Council Ro Seconded by Councilman Romanul. On discussion. Madam Clerk, please call the

▶ 2:55:46 Speaker 1: Role Vice chair Jamal Dean?

▶ 2:55:48 Speaker 4: Yes. Council Occhio? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes.

▶ 2:55:53 Speaker 1: Councillor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Reky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Van Barr? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes.

▶ 2:56:00 Speaker 4: President Migli? Yes. Chair Garipay? Yes. Motion passes. Thank

▶ 2:56:04 Mark Garipay: You. Okay. Um, that concludes our business. Just a reminder on Saturday for the council, um, the anniversary is at Memorial Hall between 10 and 12, and I think we all got an email from the mayor. So, um, other than that, I'll take a motion, Mr. Chair. I'll